Preface -- The kingdom of Macedonia -- At the court of Philip II -- The education of a conqueror -- Hegemony over Greece -- Death of a king -- Alexander, King of Macedonia -- The expedition -- First clashes -- The march against the Great King -- The conquest of the coasts -- Egypt -- The conquest of an empire -- The last battle with Darius III -- In the heart of the empire -- The pursuit -- The new ruler of Asia -- Revolts and conspiracies -- To the ends of the world -- Toward a mysterious land -- A new and dangerous adversary -- The return -- The last years -- The successors -- The myth of Alexander -- Dictionary of names and places